MOT advice please

muybuenas

HI.
I'm taking my car in for an MOT today - my 1st time ever - the car is 5 years old but my boyf used to do it for me. Now we're no longer together i have to do it myself.

Just after some advice about what i need to take with me, how much i should expect to pay, how not to appear like i havn't got a clue so they don't rip me off!!

Thanks:T

sirboz

The maximum charge for an MOT as determined by the ministry of transport is £50.35 , you dont need to take anything with you unless you want the MOT post dating (it hasnt expired yet) in which case you need to take the old certificate with you.

muybuenas

Old mot expired 10 days ago - does that matter?

sirboz

muybuenas wrote: »

Old mot expired 10 days ago - does that matter?

makes no difference at all your legally allowed to drive it to the MOT test station so thats ok, and you dont need to take anything with you at all

Andy_L

sirboz wrote: »

makes no difference at all your legally allowed to drive it to the MOT test station so thats ok, and you dont need to take anything with you at all

As long as you have prebooked the test

Idiophreak

muybuenas wrote: »

Old mot expired 10 days ago - does that matter?

Sorry if this sounds patronising, but you're not allowed to drive the car if it doesn't have an MOT, other than to go to a *prebooked* MOT. (that is to say you're not allowed to drive to the garage to book it...)

In terms of how not to look like a complete muppet, I wouldn't worry, I took mine in for the first time the other day. Said "I'm dropping my car off for an MOT. Call me if anything needs fixing for more than £50. See you later".

They don't ask many questions etc.

Wayne3765

Idiophreak wrote: »

"I'm dropping my car off for an MOT. Call me if anything needs fixing for more than £50. See you later".

You might have been lucky but I wouldn't be surprised if some garages took that as a signal to find faults requiring £49.99 worth of attention ( easily done , they could say it failed on emissions and they did 45 minutes of diagnostics and found a faulty spark plug which they replaced ).

I'd say nothing and discuss any failures you may want the garage to fix when you return to collect the car.

Quinny_2

Interested to know the outcome.

Ken.

tasty_snacks

as another thread on here somewhere suggested, why not try the council mot centres. they do not carry out repairs therefore have no incentive to fail the vehicle.

there's an article somewhere listing all the council sites. my local place in croydon does it for £44.